Tiger, Luke's right-hand man, couldn't hide the worry from his voice as he spoke to Josefina, "I can't reach Livia. She was at the auction bidding on some herbs, and we've been in touch the whole time. But now, she's just gone silent."

Josefina's face darkened with concern, "Have you sent someone to check on her?"

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Josefina felt frantic, wishing she could be there with them.

"You should stay put for now. We'll handle the recon. If you leave Westwood, there might be a bigger mess. Better you stay and keep things running here."

Josefina gripped her smartphone tightly in hand, her brows furrowing, and in a hushed tone, she said, "I understand. Stay safe. I'll send backup to meet up with you."

"Thanks, Ms. Josefina," Tiger said before they ended the call.

No sooner had Josefina hung up than another call came through from Luke.

"Ms. Josefina, I'm feeling better now. I should go look for Livia," said Luke, restless and worried.

getting better. Livia's got more lives than a cat. She'll be fine." After soothing Luke's nerves,

Josefina's mood, held her close, his eyes filled with concern, "What's happened?" Josefina clung to Oliver's arm, looking into his eyes with a raspy voice, "A friend of mine has gone

thoughts immediately raced to a possible romantic entanglement. What man could leave Josefina

could surface, Josefina added, "It's Livia. You've met her when

washed over Oliver, replacing his worry with resolve, "Where did she go missing? Tell me the place, maybe

might indeed be of assistance. "It's

Westsand Isle for the auction, right?" he surmised. "I know people over there, and I have contacts inside the auction as

looked up incredulously,

playfully stroked her nose, "Silly girl, would

making Oliver's desire surge. "Don't tempt me here,"

out of his embrace as he took out his phone to send messages, a mischievous smile playing on

a candid shot of the two sharing an intimate moment. In the play of light and shadow, their gaze seemed to weave together, intense and intimate. Frustrated, Lena deleted the photo. She had been hoping to catch an unflattering shot of Josefina to

around to find herself caught

mean to scare me like that? You almost gave me a

I've been here the whole time. You just didn't notice. You were busy taking pictures of Ms.

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